What scenerio do you see playing out tonight

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It's not important to me to pretend I have any idea what's going to happen.

I'm wrong. I just haven't seen anything so far to make me feel otherwise. I have faith In my coach and QB , but it's being severely tested.

Both teams had major offseason changes. The team that protects the football better will likely win this game...as is ALWAYS the case.

Whatever happens tonight...the progression over the next few weeks is what is really important. I expect them to struggle a bit tonight.

against weak secondary which opens up the run for Jennings. Stafford forces a few throws and Giants get three picks and win.

Of course I have another scenario which is not nearly so rosy.

1. Giant meteor crashes into the stadium. Everybody dies.

2. Lizard people tunnel up through the turf and go on the attack. Everybody dies.

3. Alien spaceship appears overhead and fires death ray. Everybody dies.

but with a win.

The Giants saw that knack up close last December. Let's hope Caldwell carries on the team's tradition as nobly as Schwartz did.

The story will be the defense. That said, the offense still has to do enough. I'm pretty confident they can do that but who knows.

...the Giants haven't lost in Detroit in over 30 years. They are 2-0 at Ford Field, and 5-0 on the Lions' home turf since 1983. Not saying the history means anything, just that Lion fans have good reason for always expecting the worst.

an ugly, low-scoring affair with both defenses outplaying the offenses. The game will be decided by ball security and special teams and possibly a big play or two from one of the offensive talents in the game. Lets hope that it's Cruz or Jennings and not Bush or Johnson.

Lets see them "sync" up tonight VS one of the best secondaries in football.

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No one is talking about Detroit having a new HC and new Offense mac attack : 11:10 am : link : reply Lets see them "sync" up tonight VS one of the best secondaries in football.

The difference is Calvin Johnson. He's that good.

...plus Stafford responsible for at least one big turnover. Gmen win in a close game.

is #1.

Defense will keep it close for three quarters, but Detroit will open it up in the 4th quarter and we'll run out of gas.

Detroit 31
NY 14

Hoping against hope, for #3.

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As to Offense, while Larry Warford and LaAdrian are both huge, neither is fast nor quick. Hopefully, the Giants can take advantage.

As to Defense, the DL is big, fast and quick at DT and fast and quick at DE but Fairley at DT seems to be having ups-and-downs in his play; LBs are not big and Tulloch at MLB is not fast nor quick; at CB Rashean Mathis at CB is not quick; and at S, Ihedigbo is not fast nor quick.

So, IMO on pass-rush plays, the Giants should use the NASCAR DL and also overload the right side of the Lions OL to take advantage of the lack of quickness of Warford and Waddle.

On offense, the Giants should run wide and at Mathis to take advantage of Tulloch's and Mathis' lack of quickness and Fairley's up-and-down play and on pass plays, throw at Mathis and although this seems very difficult to do because of our terrible TEs, throw to our TE to take advantage of Ihedigbo's lack of speed and quickness.

I know the prevailing media opinion is that the Giants lose, but IMO the Giants win because in the preseason the Giants ran well and this week McAdoo said the offense was clicking in practice and on defense, IMO the Lions key players are Calvin Johnson and Reggie Bush and the Giants match up well against that offense.

Believes!

then I will never put any stock into what I see in preseason ever again. The Giants offense this preseason was the most pathetic thing I've ever witnessed.

give them credit for.

Eli is going to have to air it out for us to win. They have a good D line and will stack the box to prevent the run.

Our defense is improved, great match up between Johnson and DRC. I don't think its a blow out by any stretch.

Eli needs to score, the defense cannot be expected to hold the Lions in check all night...too many weapons.

...And We Don't. Unless We Can Run The Ball We'll Lose, And Lose Big Tonight.

I think they will start off with a slow start. but run the ball enough to get in 3rd and manageable. just hope the OL doesn't get penalties to put them in tough spots. D will be fine. Line are not the broncos. stafford gets romo reckless too.

In comment 11846340 Klaatu said:

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1. Giant meteor crashes into the stadium. Everybody dies. One Giant player survives...Giants win! 2. Lizard people tunnel up through the turf and go on the attack. Everybody dies. Giants immediately recruit them for the new front four. Lizard People eat Lions...Giants win! 3. Alien spaceship appears overhead and fires death ray. Everybody dies. Death ray vaporizes Megatron, causing a critical fumble and return for score by DRC...Giants win!

we see a lot of Rashad Jennings, both in the run and screen game (Hillis here as well) to protect Eli and the passing game. However I do think at least one of the WR's has a decent game from a fantasy standpoint due to a weak Lions secondary.

I also think the defense will have a good game led by JPP, Big Hank and the secondary. I think Devon Kennard will have a big game too as we've finally drafted a LB with a long and bright future ahead.

Eli will have a stat line of something like 18-29, 186 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT but it'll be enough to win an overall ugly game.

Lastly I don't think we'll see what this offesne is truly made of until week 4 against Washington on Thursday night.

...would be a respectable performance by the interior of the Giants' offensive line.

Last year set our expectations so low that anything short of total meltdown would be a pleasant surprise. The Giants entered 2013 counting on David Baas, Chris Snee, David Diehl and Kevin Boothe in the middle (though Diehl was also in contention for the RT spot until he got hurt), with James Brewer and Jim Cordle as depth. A year later, four of those six players are out of the League; the other two are barely hanging on as backups. Richburg, Walton and Jerry/Mosley may not set the world on fire, but I think the expectation that Suh and Fairley will devour them reflects the trauma of 2013 as much as the actual mismatch facing the Giants tonight.

In comment 11846328 vibe4giants said:

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It's not important to me to pretend I have any idea what's going to happen.

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This, and I don't mean it condescendingly. I just generally have no clue what the first new Giants offense in a decade is going to do in its first game.

I do expect the defense to play well. With DRC on Johnson and Beason returning to stop Bush, I think we are in a good position to hold off their offense if we can get even a marginal pass rush.

As we all know, it's probably on the offense.. and I have zero idea what to expect.

we don't have any idea of what will happen. But I don't know that I have ever gone into a Giants game not having some feeling about how it is going to turn out.

Just curious if others saw the worst case scenario as the most likely, which is what I feel is most likely. Hope I'm wrong.

how the hell does most of BBI know what kind of offense the Lions have?

They are just like the giants in that they have a new system.

Yet, in true BBI fashion, we suck, they are a juggernaut.

It is fucking ridiculous.

wins; somebody loses.
Hope the Giants win.
With both teams going through transitions, could be 7-6 or 56-3(either way).

Out of nowhere we come out and drop 31 points. The media breaks its ankles doing an about face and creates a new narrative where Eli is rejuvenated in the new offence and we're exciting and blah blah blah and then we lay an egg next week.

We won last year holding them to 20 points. I don't care what the media says we are a better team then last year. I'm not saying it's an easy win, but if you don't see this game as winable, you might as well stop watching the season, because you must be shitting your pants over the rest of the schedule.

4. Giants offense is crap however they protect the ball.. defense shows up big creates turnovers to eek out a win.

...One!

I think during preseason much of what we saw was them using it as an opportunity to determine what things they would eliminate from upcoming game plans. I think they knew what worked from practices,, but since the offense was entirely new they wanted to weed out things that would cause the most trouble.

I think the offense will surprise everyone and be affective tonight.

In comment 11846399 George said:

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is #1. Defense will keep it close for three quarters, but Detroit will open it up in the 4th quarter and we'll run out of gas. Detroit 31 NY 14

I see something like this happening.